Question 1

What do most high school and college students say about cheating?

Accepted Answer

A) Most say they think it is wrong, but over 75% admit to cheating themselves. 
B) Most say they think it is wrong, and only 10% admit to cheating themselves. 
C) Most say they think it okay in some situations, and over 75% admit to cheating themselves. 
D) Most say they think it okay in some situations, but only 10% admit to cheating themselves.

Question 2

According to your text, which of the following is NOT a term used to describe violence in the home?

Accepted Answer

A) domestic violence 
B) family violence 
C) intimate partner violence 
D) culture of honor

Question 3

Aggression reduces frustration and also reduces the later tendency to be aggressive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Describe the evidence that suggests that poor self-control is the primary cause of crime.

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Question 5

As discussed in the text, the Freudian theory of aggression ____.

Accepted Answer

A) seems to be basically correct for describing hostile aggression, but does not account for instrumental aggression 
B) seems to be basically correct for describing same-sex, competitive forms of aggression, but does not account for other forms of aggression 
C) needs a major overhaul 
D) is basically right, but did not go far enough in specifying how people decide whether or not to act upon aggressive impulses

Question 6

Suppose Fred discovers that his girlfriend has been having an affair with one of his best friends for over a year. He completely freaks out and starts running through the streets, uncontrollably screaming and randomly attacking people and things. The term used by social psychologists to describe this kind of behavior is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) scapegoating 
B) the bad apple effect 
C) koro 
D) running amok

Question 7

Which scenario is an example of an injunctive norm?

Accepted Answer

A) Almost everywhere in the world, it is normal for people to bathe regularly. 
B) Most people assume that you probably bathe regularly. 
C) Most people in your culture bathe regularly. 
D) Most people think that it is wise to bathe regularly, and look down on those who don't.

Question 8

The tendency for people to perceive ambiguous actions by others as evidence of hostility is known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) hostile attribution bias 
B) ultimate attribution error 
C) fundamental attribution error 
D) Type A attributional style

Question 9

About half of all lies are told by _____ of the population, so-called habitual liars.

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 10 % 
C) 15% 
D) 20 %

Question 10

The textbook defines violence as ____ that ____ extreme harm, such as injury or death.

Accepted Answer

A) a type of aggression; is intended to cause 
B) a type of aggression; results in 
C) something different from aggression; is intended to cause 
D) something different from aggression; results in

Question 11

Social psychologists Richard Nisbett and Dov Cohen found that, in the U.S., men from the South tend to respond to insults more aggressively compared to men from the North. They argued that a key reason for the difference is the fact that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Southerners come from warmer climates 
B) there is a southern culture of honor 
C) Southerners tend to have spicier diets 
D) there is more violent media in the South than in the North

Question 12

As discussed in the text, sexually coercive men (men who commit date rapes or stranger rapes)tend to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) have low self-esteem 
B) be narcissistic 
C) have alcohol or substance-related disorders 
D) have erectile dysfunctions

Question 13

The main difference between hostile aggression and instrumental aggression lies in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the motive(s)of the aggressor 
B) whether the aggressive act is violent or non-violent 
C) the outcome of the aggressive act 
D) the emotions of the victim(s)

Question 14

Is domestic violence a recent phenomenon? Is it on the rise or on the decline?

Accepted Answer

A) Domestic violence is a recent phenomenon, but also increasingly rejected by cultural norms and laws. 
B) Domestic violence is a recent phenomenon that is apparently on the rise. 
C) Domestic violence is a phenomenon with a long history, but increasingly rejected by cultural norms and laws. 
D) Domestic violence is a phenomenon with a long history and apparently now on the rise.

Question 15

Briefly explain the differences between antisocial behavior, aggression, and violence, as defined in the textbook. Then explain the distinction between hostile aggression and instrumental aggression, and give an example of each.

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Question 16

Katie is certain that when she quits her job, her boss will take it as a personal insult and be aggressive and rude with her. Katie is exhibiting the ____________________ bias.

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Question 17

Social psychologists define aggression in a very specific way. According to that definition, which of the following is NOT an example of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) A mafia "hit man" who kills for paychecks 
B) A disgruntled employee who fantasizes about shouting at his boss 
C) A woman who tries to backstab an ex-lover by sending a package of incriminating photos to his new girlfriend, but mistakenly sends the package to the wrong address. 
D) A boy who posts mean comments about a fellow classmate on MySpace.

Question 18

According to the text, more than any other emotion, the emotion of ____ is likely to have been at the root of many horrible wars, genocides, and violent attacks throughout history.

Accepted Answer

A) guilt 
B) humiliation 
C) anger 
D) loathing

Question 19

Males are more likely than females to engage in the tend and befriend syndrome.

Accepted Answer